Post by Taonas Deridran on Jun 5, 2009 15:32:31 GMT -7
Last week we brought you the classic Constitution Class Starship and this week we continue with the classics and bring you the Miranda Class.
The Miranda Class Starship is a medium cruiser level star ship that was introduced by Starfleet in the mid 2280s. The ship was designed with endurance and durability in mind and this shows when you consider that the ship has seen service in all major Federation Conflicts to date including the Battle at Wolf 359, the Battle of Sector 001, The Federation-Cardassian war of the 2350s and of course the great dominion war!
In fact, very few star ships in the Federation have seen service for quite as long as the Miranda Class which is a distinct testament to its designers.
The Mission Profile for the Miranda Class varied a lot from scientific studies to patrols, from escort and supply runs to a combat cruiser – this ship really has done it all!
In terms of Physical Arrangement and Aesthetics, the Miranda Class really is the last of the classics – no other star ship design since has quite incorporated the classic, classy lines that are instantly recognisable – much in the same way that you look at a mid-20th century muscle car from Earth’s “Sixties”.
A number of variants were seen during the ships long service life, with the original variant including the roll bar which included science packets or additional weapons platforms, another variant lost the roll bar entirely and was presumably for easier construction and the Dominion War variant which is not seen here today, included an upgraded roll bar and nacelles!
The two Miranda class variants that you see here today were both modelled and textured by Adonis. The Original Variant with roll bar contains around 12000 polys/tris whereas the Lantree Variant (no roll bar) contains 9186!
Be sure to check out hailingfrequency.co.uk and startrek-games.com as well for additional exclusive screenshots from the Miranda Class!
www.stexcalibur.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76
The Miranda Class Starship is a medium cruiser level star ship that was introduced by Starfleet in the mid 2280s. The ship was designed with endurance and durability in mind and this shows when you consider that the ship has seen service in all major Federation Conflicts to date including the Battle at Wolf 359, the Battle of Sector 001, The Federation-Cardassian war of the 2350s and of course the great dominion war!
In fact, very few star ships in the Federation have seen service for quite as long as the Miranda Class which is a distinct testament to its designers.
The Mission Profile for the Miranda Class varied a lot from scientific studies to patrols, from escort and supply runs to a combat cruiser – this ship really has done it all!
In terms of Physical Arrangement and Aesthetics, the Miranda Class really is the last of the classics – no other star ship design since has quite incorporated the classic, classy lines that are instantly recognisable – much in the same way that you look at a mid-20th century muscle car from Earth’s “Sixties”.
A number of variants were seen during the ships long service life, with the original variant including the roll bar which included science packets or additional weapons platforms, another variant lost the roll bar entirely and was presumably for easier construction and the Dominion War variant which is not seen here today, included an upgraded roll bar and nacelles!
The two Miranda class variants that you see here today were both modelled and textured by Adonis. The Original Variant with roll bar contains around 12000 polys/tris whereas the Lantree Variant (no roll bar) contains 9186!
Be sure to check out hailingfrequency.co.uk and startrek-games.com as well for additional exclusive screenshots from the Miranda Class!
www.stexcalibur.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76